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Meaning & Origins
Of problematic and much debated origin. It arose in the United States at the end of the 18th century, possibly as a combination of Sam (from Samuel) + a newly coined feminine suffix -antha (perhaps suggested by Anthea).
| 228th in the U.S. for 2011 |
English: patronymic from Thomas. Thompson is widely distributed throughout Britain, but is most common in northern England and northern Ireland.
| 18th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Samanta, Samanthia, Samanatha, Samamtha, Samanthi, Samanthe, Samant, Samantah, Samanth, Samanthea
Thomas, Thomson, Thomason, Thomsen, Thompkins, Thom, Thomasson, Thoma, Thoms, Thome
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